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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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WGUS83 KLMK 091459
FLSLMK

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
959 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Indiana...

  Ohio River at Tell City affecting Perry and Hancock Counties.

For the OHIO RIVER...including Tell City...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and your local media for the latest
information.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

INC123-KYC091-100400-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240412T1330Z/
/TELI3.1.ER.240408T2212Z.240411T0600Z.240412T0730Z.UU/
959 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Tell City.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 35.5 feet, Floodgates begin closing.
  At 38.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 floods between Derby and Magnet...
  Rome and Derby...and at Rocky Point.
  At 40.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 closes above Cannelton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 38.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 38.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 39.2
    feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    38.3 feet on 01/29/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3783 8675 3794 8682 3806 8681 3794 8670


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CJP